If immigration is now merit-based, why are feds targeting Augsburg professor?

Dr. Mzenga Wanyama has lived in the U.S. for the past 26 years, has no criminal record, and is Augsburg's only expert in African literature. Nearly 46 million people tuned in to Donald Trump's State of the Union in January, when he announced his vision for "merit-based" immigration reform, a system that would welcome only the most educated, wealthy, and English-fluent people from around the world.